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| Age UK / Innocent Smoothie Hats |
Knitters from across the land are sending their hats (until 1st July this year), they will be put onto bottles and sent out to stores. The smoothies, with their hats, are available to buy in stores across the country in October, and for every hatted bottle sold, 30p is donated to Age UK.
Since 2003, the innocent Big Knit has raised an incredible £3.2 million for Age UK.
This is such a great way to use up small leftover amounts of yarn.
Age UK / Innocent Smoothie Hats
Requirements:
DK yarn – a small
amount only is needed
4mm needles
Tension / Gauge:
22sts = 4” (10cm)
Bobble Hat
Cast on 30sts
Knit 4 rows
St-st 10 rows
in one colour (or work in stripes)
K2tog across
row 15sts
Purl
K2tog across
row to last st, k1 8sts
Cut off yarn
Put the tail
onto a sewing needle and thread it through the remaining stitches, and pull
tightly to close
Join the back
seam
Darn away ends
Add a bobble ~
Small Bobble
Cast on 2sts
Kfb, k1
Kfb, kfb, k1 5sts
Knit 2 rows
K2tog, k2tog,
k1 3sts
S1, k1, psso
Fasten off
Tie the cast on
and cast off tails together
Medium
Bobble
Cast on 2sts
Kfb, kfb 4sts
Kfb, kfb, kfb,
k1 7sts
Knit 4 rows
K2tog, k2tog,
k2tog, k1 4sts
K2tog, k2tog 2sts
K2tog
Fasten off
Tie the cast on
and cast off tails together, and make a couple of stitches to pull in the sides
if required.
‘Tweedy’ Bobble
Hat
Work exactly as
for the Bobble Hat above – but use 2 strands of 4ply yarn (instead of DK yarn)
Add a bobble or
a small pom-pom
Tufted
Hat
Cast on 30sts
Knit 4 rows
St-st 10 rows
in one colour (or work in stripes)
K2tog across
row 15sts
Purl
K2tog across
row to last st, k1 8sts
Cut off yarn
Put the tail
onto a sewing needle and thread it through the remaining stitches, and pull
tightly to close
Join the back
seam
Add tufts to
the top of the hat.
I cut six 4” lengths and secured them to the top with a
knot.
Chick
Using yellow
yarn, work exactly as for the Tufted Hat just above – and add 2 little eyes and
a beak. So cute!
Cupcake
Using pink, yellow,
beige or brown cast on 30sts
Knit 2 rows
St-st 6 rows
Knit 2 rows
Cut off yarn
and add in white
Knit 2 rows
St-st 2 rows
K2tog across
row 15sts
Purl
K2tog to
last st, k1 8sts
P2tog across
row 4sts
Continue for
the cherry on the top ~
Cut off yarn
and add in red
K2tog, k2tog 2sts
Kfb kfb 4sts
Kfb, kfb, kfb,
k1 7sts
Knit 4 rows
K2tog, k2tog,
k2tog, k1 4sts
K2tog, k2tog 2sts
K2tog
Fasten off
Tie the red cast
on and cast off tails together, and make a couple of stitches to pull in the
sides of the cherry. Fasten off
Join the back
seam
Darn away ends
You can send your hats to:
I am happy for you to use my patterns for your own use or for charity donations.
